Most pull-ups in one minute: world record set by C Pradeep (VIDEO) MUMBAY, India --C Pradeep, a 48-year-old from Malappuram, has broken the world record in knuckle push-ups by doing 99 push-ups in one minute, according to theWorld Record Academy.Photo: C Pradeep, bettered the world record by doing 99 push-ups in one minute.(enlarge photo)The Guinness World Records world record for the most pull ups in one minute is 50 and was achieved by Michael Eckert (USA), in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan, on 11 October 2015.

Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the most pull ups in 12 hours; it is 5,742 and was achieved by Andrew Shapiro (USA), in Great Falls, Virginia, USA, on 14 May 2016. Pradeep's performance was organised by a collective of painting workers of Amarambalam on May 1.

Pradeep, who has been a painting worker for over 30 years, is a former football player, The Mathrubhumi reports.

P V Anwar MLA and Panchayat President C Sujatha attended the event.

The current Guinness world record is in the name of Ron Cooper (USA) who did 91 push-ups in one minute.